Multiple Floor Plan Cut Plane per Story

[Gortz]

I understand that this is likely a technically challenging request and that it may have been suggested before. However, I couldn't find it mentioned in this forum, so I am posting it here.

Feature Request:
The desired functionality is the ability to use multiple Floor Plan Cut Planes (FPCPs) within a single story. This would be particularly useful when working with projects that involve several building masses at different heights but require all of them to be displayed on the same layout.

Current Workflow:
At present, achieving this involves creating several views with different FPCP settings, each adapted to a specific height. These views then need to be combined manually on a layout to achieve the desired representation. This process can be time-consuming and error-prone.

Proposed Improvement:
It would be highly beneficial if Archicad could allow for the use of multiple FPCPs in a single view. This would streamline workflows, especially in projects with varied building heights, and would enhance the software’s flexibility in managing complex building representations.

Thank you for considering this suggestion.

[rakurs]

Also, different FPCPs on a single view would be helpful with windows not being cut because of their sill height, without resorting to symbolic cut floor plan display for walls, as well as other types of overrides we have to use to show what we want on a floor plan. I mean, we CAN break section lines in floor plans, and FPCPs are conceptually lines on sections, so...

[Professor Pickle]

Yup. This has been asked for many times in the past. Basically what we want is not fixed idea of stories but arbitrary levels that can be defined in section. Let me decide which levels constitute a story, don’t force me. 

Also, being able to define arbitrary levels really helps with designs that have mezzanines or any other kind of a split-level situation. 

Also plan regions with diff cut planes.